I grew up in a family of peasants, and it was there that I saw the way that, for example, our wheat fields suffered as a result of dust storms, water erosion and wind erosion; I saw the effect of that on life - on human life.
AwardsNobel Peace Prize; Commandeur Des Arts Et Des Lettres?; Honorary Citizen Of Berlin; Order Of Lenin; Order Of Honour; Order Of The October Revolution; Order Of The White Lion; Order Of The Badge Of Honour; Indira Gandhi Prize; Princess Of Asturias Award For International Cooperation; Philadelphia Liberty Medal; Free Your Mind; North–South Prize; ; Ronald Reagan Freedom Award; Delta Prize For Global Understanding
